Cannot go back with older libc6
Yesterday evening it seems that I screwed up my apt-get system... I have apt-get installed libc6, libdb1-compat, and python2.3 (downloaded as .deb. packages and installed manually) in a desperate attempt to install pyXMMS and pyKDE but it ended up as a whole mess.. Now I cannot apt-get install another package - I'm having this error:
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root@tiger:~# apt-get install "somepackage" The version of libc6 installed (over the new one): Code:
root@tiger:~# apt-cache policy libc6 Code:
apt-get install libc6=2.2.5-11.5 Code:
root@tiger:~# apt-get install libc6=2.2.5-11.5 regards, ganninu |
why did you do that?
First you need a good obstruction!
Never, ever do that again... You have a fixed dependency now (libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (= 2.2.5-11.5)), so you have to work that out first the 2.2.5-11.5 is an old version for you. Do what the tool says you should do.... Quote:
and pray... it might be good thing to uninstall the libdb1-compat package first with the dpkg tool (probably by force) and then run the 'apt-get -f install' command |
and another thing, generally, is not a good ideea to try to downgrade libc6
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I uninstalled libc6 and now my entire system got freaked, i.e. I cannot use the command line!!! (things like ls, mv, cp, etc.. do not work anymore)
I learned this ---- NEVER TAMPER WITH THE LIBC6 PACKAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---- Now I backed up all the data from the Windows partition (had a dual boot box, and for the first time I found windose useful). Now I'm taking the opportunity to switch to FreeBSD (I still needed to install some day since it supports my Sis650 graphic chipset). Nontheless, I will equip my laptop with Debian.... Cheers guys. ganninu |
I'm also rather certain that when you tried to uninstall libc6 that dpkg/apt made you type a sentence that says something to the effect of "I know this can totally screw up my system, but do it anyway." So, you sort of dug your own hole there :)
Why did you have libc6 from unstable on a stable system. Do NOT mix branches unless you know very well what you are doing (I know very well what I am doing and I would still never do it :p). If you want newer stuff, then by all means, use unstable, but DON'T just start pulling random packages from the unstable branch and installing them on your stable distribution. |
By the way, I downloaded the unstable ISO, but the CD didn't boot (I mean, i KNOW how to burn bootable CDs) - is that the "unstable" debian cannot be installed on a cold boot?
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As far as I know, there are no official unstable branch installation CDs. The only official installation CDs are for stable. You can upgrade to unstable from stable relatively easily, though.
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take the sources and make a package for the woody branch. I know that sometimes it can be a drag, but most of the packages are on backports.org or apt-get.org |
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